Music

In the ’90s, eastern religions and alternative rock became intertwined. The decade’s defining band named themselves after Buddhism’s ultimate goal, alternative rock’s coolest artists (including Radiohead) participated in the Tibetan Freedom Concerts and many a Lollapalooza vendor wrote “karma” on their tip jars. Radiohead singer Thom Yorke became interested in Buddhism and began to “dabble” …

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Uplifting, resilient, hopeful …. these are words that can be used to describe Cliffdiver’s latest single “IKEA Strikes Back.” But as we’ve seen, emo is not always an uplifting genre, working out difficult feelings through song. So Cliffdiver’s latest track made us stand up and take notice, and we reached out to the band to …

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Kendrick Lamar keeps the buzz going for his latest album with the release of a stunning new video for standout track ‘N95’ – watch it below. The rapper dropped his fifth album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ on Friday (May 13), arriving five years after the release of his last studio LP, 2017’s ‘DAMN.’. …

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On Saturday (May 14) rising Atlanta rapper Lil Keed died at the age of 24. He was signed to Young Thug‘s Young Stoner Life Records. Keed’s brother, Lil Gotit, first shared the news of his passing in an Instagram post: “Can’t believe I seened u die today bro I did all my cries I know what …

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Music historians — as well as the rock ‘n’ roll faithful — know better than to ever count Lynyrd Skynyrd out. Indeed, a tragic plane crash on Oct. 20, 1977 that took the lives of three band members, including singer Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, marked the beginning of a series of tragic turns …

Lynyrd Skynyrd Show Enduring Rock N’ Roll Spirit in Los Angeles Read More »

Musicians are just people like the rest of us, and plenty of them battle mental health and substance abuse problems. Metallica’s James Hetfield, who’s publicly acknowledged his struggles with alcohol multiple times, once offered support to The Darkness’ Justin Hawkins, who was dealing with some demons of his own. In a new video on Hawkins’ …

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